A State of Wonder is a CD set that came out about a year ago by (I think) sony classical. I contains the 1955 goldberg variations recording, previously unreleased outakes from the 1955 recording, a previously unreleased interview of Glenn Gould and Tim Page (which was published also in the Glenn Gould magazine) , as well as the previously unreleased analogue backup version of the 1981 Goldverg Variations recording. This is a 3 CD set, and is worth putting on your list of CDs to buy. Also, the quote that I gave is found in the Glenn Gould reader, in the article where Glenn Gould speaks to the graduates of the Royal Conservatory of Music. I hope this clarifies it.

M Wicks

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>Dear Gouldians,

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>I apologise for what certainly is a stupid question but being a recent Gould

>admirer I don?t know what a state of wonder CD set is. Would any of you

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>Thank you very much in advance.

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>José de Anchieta

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>from Brazil

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>Hi fellow Gouldians!

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> While I have never really had the cahcne to go through the docudramas,

>I have to admit my favourite Gould quote is the one that is on the cover of

>a state of wonder CD set.

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>"The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of

>adrenaline, but rather the lifelong construction of a state of wonder and

>serenity."

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>In fact, I liked it so much that I wrote a song for tenor and piano with

>these words. In fact, I think that I am going to have to listen to the